Landry's
December 31, 2019
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Restaurant chain Landry's discloses a security incident that involved the discovery of malware on the network of 63 restaurants. The malware was designed to collect payment card data from cards swiped at its bars and restaurants, and was active from March 13 to October 2019.
Synoptek
December 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Synoptek, a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services, suffers a Sodinokibi ransomware attack that disrupts operations for many of its clients. The company reportedly pays a ransom demand in a bid to restore operations as quickly as possible.
Roosevelt General Hospital
December 23, 2019
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Roosevelt General Hospital informs its patients to monitor their credit reports after the healthcare unit discovered malware on a digital imaging server on November 14, 2019.
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
December 17, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department is forced to shutter most of its network after it is struck with ransomware.
KH - Katholische Hochschule Freiburg (Catholic University in Freiburg)
December 17, 2019
•[ malware, education ]
Katholische Hochschule Freiburg is also hit with an Emotet infection.
Enloe Medical Center
January 7, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Enloe Medical Center is hit by a ransomware attack that causes the hospital to reschedule some elective procedures.
Office of Mark McGowan
January 3, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Using a new exploit named Aria-body, APT 30 attempted to compromise networks belonging to governments and state-owned companies in Australia and Southeast Asia. One of the group's targets is the office of Mark McGowan, Western Australia's premier. The hackers compromised a computer at the Indonesian embassy in Canberra and sent a malicious document to a staff member at McGowan's office from that machine.
Undisclosed maritime facility
December 30, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The U.S. Coast Guard issues a security alert after a Ryuk ransomware attack takes down the network of a federally regulated maritime facility.
Bapco
December 29, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
Multiple sources reveal that Iranian state-sponsored hackers have deployed Dustman, a new strain of data-wiping malware on the network of Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company. The attack occurred on December 29, 2019.
Richmond Community Schools
December 27, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Richmond Community Schools are hit with a ransomware attack.
The Heritage Company
December 24, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware ]
The Heritage Company, a telemarketing company, sends home more than 300 employees and tells them to find new jobs after IT recovery efforts didn't go according to plan following a ransomware incident that took place at the start of October 2019.
Maastricht University (UM)
December 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Maastricht University (UM) announces that almost all of its Windows systems have been encrypted by ransomware following a cyber-attack that took place on December 23.
RavnAir
December 21, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware ]
RavnAir cancels at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska, following what the company described as "a malicious cyber attack" on its computer network. Fingers are pointed to ransomware.
Master's Touch, LLC
December 20, 2019
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Monroe County reveals to have been alerted on Nov. 1 that Master's Touch, LLC, which provides the online Web portal fell victim to a malware attack on Oct. 23.
Wawa
December 19, 2019
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Convenience store chain Wawa discloses today a card breach after its security team finds malware installed on its payment processing systems. The malware was installed on March 4 this year, and impacts potentially all locations.
Iren
December 19, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Iren, one of the most important utilities in Italy, is crippled by a ransomware attack.
Fratelli Beretta
December 19, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Fratelli Beretta, one of the most important food companies in Italy, is hit with the Maze ransomware.
Champagne French Bakery Cafe
December 19, 2019
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Even Champagne French Bakery Cafe announces a credit card breach due to a PoS malware.
Bad Homburg
December 18, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Also the City of Bad Homburg is hit with an Emotet infection.
Andrew Agencies
December 18, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
Andrew Agencies is another victim of the Maze Ransomware with allegedly 245 computers encrypted during a cyberattack in October.
